Sever and Stick

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers

Stick is an antonym for sever.

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Stick

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

Sever is an antonym for stick.

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

Common collocations

arm sever arm stick arm
tongue sever tongue stick tongue
thanks sever thanks stick thanks
parts sever parts stick parts
Other words: couple, hand, death, way, foot, head, finger, arms, neck, legs, heads, limbs, fingers.
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